Ugh - Burning Hybrid CDs
The past few days I've been digging in to the crazy world of burning cross-platform CDs, in other words multimedia discs that auto play, have custom icons, only 'show' the proper files the end user needs to see, etc. After figuring out all the little quirks, all the workarounds, all the dare-say 'hacks' you have to do in order to design a CD the way it should be done, I'm amazed these discs get burned at all. The process is excruciatingly long, convoluted, and riddled with potential pitfalls. This may be old news for some, but for me it's a totally new experience. I'm quite surprised an all-in-one application hasn't stepped in to fill the niche.
UPDATE: I'm writing a PDF to document my hybrid burning workflow, not only for myself in case I hit my head on a rock, but for other designers who don't know where to start. Keep an eye out.
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care to share what you've learned?
Posted by: Ryan at February 12, 2002 10:14 AM
Dude, you're kicking it old school with those hybrid CDROMS! I haven't done that since I did Director programming in 1997 or so. It is a huge pain to do it right.
Here's an excellent explanation of the process, including all the hardware/software you need, settings, workflow:
http://www.setpixel.com/content/demo.php?ID=101
Posted by: Andrew at February 13, 2002 5:07 AM
